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MPC Container Ships ASA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MPC Container Ships ASA. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 17.0%, MDD -28.1%).

Data 2017-05-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,301 (9.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue OSLMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.3%, drawdown -95.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 18.5%, MDD -29.8%, Sharpe 1.09, 7% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 29.0%, MDD -39.1%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 18.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.6%p (CAGR 17.0%, MDD -28.1%, exposure 14%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=26
18.5%-29.8%1.090.624.8x27%
ROC 모멘텀
n=83, threshold=0.22
25.8%-34.0%1.030.768.2x3222%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=2.9
17.1%-30.8%0.970.564.3x1811%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=54, exitN=84
29.0%-39.1%0.950.7410.3x953%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=90
27.2%-35.9%0.940.769.1x2544%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.8
17.0%-28.1%0.920.614.2x2614%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=4.6
24.5%-42.8%0.870.577.5x3146%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=42
23.8%-51.2%0.870.477.1x2744%
MACD
fast=16, slow=49, signal=19
6.7%-74.4%0.360.091.8x8447%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.18
3.7%-59.4%0.280.061.4x22249%
Buy and hold0.3%-95.4%0.290.001.0x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -95% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -29.8% (2021-06-30 → 2021-07-08), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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